UN briefing: Secretary-General in CARICOM; deputy at G20; humanitarian crises in DRC, Africa, Central America and Ukraine highlighted

The United Nations spokesperson said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Bridgetown, Barbados to speak at the opening of the 48th Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and that he will hold a bilateral with Prime Minister Mia Mottley and a closed discussion with CARICOM leaders on regional issues, including Haiti. The spokesperson said Mr. Guterres is expected back in New York the next day.

The spokesperson also noted that Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed arrived in Johannesburg to attend the G20 foreign ministers meeting and will travel on to Nairobi and then Cape Town for finance ministers meetings and the Financing for Climate Summit 2025. The briefing said she will meet government officials and UN entities and return to New York on Feb. 27.

On the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said that between Feb. 5 and the day before the briefing more than 11,000 people in South Kivu sought refuge in Kalonge Health Zone in Kalehe territory and that local authorities reported an arrival of about 20,000 people fleeing violence in South Kivu to the Lahi (Lehi) territory in Tanganyika province. The spokesperson…